A cluster of tularaemia after contact with a dead hare in the Netherlands

A cluster of tularaemia after contact with a dead hare in the Netherlands

Tularemia is thought to be rare in the Netherlands. Here we describe a cluster of two patients who contracted tularaemia after field dressing of a hare found dead. Additionally, infection from the same source is suggested in three animals.

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Published in:Netherlands journal of medicine Vol. 73; no. 10; pp. 481 - 482
Main Authors: van de Wetering, D, Oliveira dos Santos, C, Wagelaar, M, de Kleuver, M, Koene, M G J, Roest, H I J, Sinha, B, Tomaso, H, Bierman, W F W, Stienstra, Y
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Netherlands 01-12-2015
Subjects:
Adult
Animals
Dog
Dogs
Ferret
Ferrets
Francisella tularensis
Hare
Hares - microbiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Netherlands
Tularaemia
Tularemia
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Summary:Tularemia is thought to be rare in the Netherlands. Here we describe a cluster of two patients who contracted tularaemia after field dressing of a hare found dead. Additionally, infection from the same source is suggested in three animals.
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ISSN:0300-2977
1872-9061